Liang Junsheng was speechless for a moment.
Old Xu earnestly admonished him: "The first mistake you made was being tempted by money and stealing data from the lab. I know your family is struggling financially, but what we researchers cannot lack most is integrity. Once you lose your principles, you are no different from a traitor."
Upon hearing this, Liang Junsheng lowered his head even further.
"Your second mistake was acting impulsively and reporting Gu Zhiyun. You knew he was truly talented and hadn't relied on any connections, but you still reported him against your conscience. Your cleverness backfired. You should be grateful to him for reporting you, for he helped you cut your losses in time, but you treated him like an enemy."
Liang Junsheng was so ashamed he wanted to disappear.
"Your third mistake is even more outrageous. Your first mistake was because of money. You were even willing to sell your thesis for money. Knowledge is priceless, but you treated the most precious thing as the cheapest."
"Professor, I'm truly at my wit's end..."
"If you have nowhere else to turn, should you seek refuge with the person who led you astray?"
Old Xu's words were firm and resolute: "If you're in trouble, why don't you come to me for help?"
"I... I have no right to ask you for help..."
"So you're treating me as an object of hatred too."
Old Xu said, “There are many paths in life. Although you have been fired and no company is willing to hire you, your talent is real. With your past achievements, publishing papers in international academic journals will not be a problem at all. International academic journals value personal ability and talent more, and focus on the quality of the paper itself. They don’t care about your reputation in China. Just look at Professor Lyon in the United States. He poached people all over the world, but international academic journals did not blacklist him.”
Upon hearing these words, Liang Junsheng had a sudden realization. If he had presented the complete experimental report to Old Man Xu back then, perhaps he would have been the author of that paper worth 3,000 yuan. But he sold his intellectual property for a paltry 200 yuan!
He's as stupid as a pig!
Having given this much guidance, Old Man Xu felt he had given enough.
"You've made too many mistakes already. Don't make the same mistakes again. You're still young, and you have a long road ahead of you."
Old Xu said earnestly, then patted him on the back, "Alright, I still have a check-up to do, the doctor must be getting impatient."
After the inspection, Old Xu didn't mention Liang Junsheng's thesis again.
Gu Zhiyun and Shen Jingyan knew that the matter of Jiang Shu plagiarizing papers was far from over.
Haste makes waste. We can't find any fault with him now, but there's plenty of time.
Perhaps the turning point came after Liang's father passed away.
The postgraduate entrance exam is at the end of May, leaving only 3 months.
Gu Zhiyun was busy reviewing his studies, so the matter of developing a new thesis topic was temporarily put on hold.
Chen Jingyan's farm has ushered in spring planting again, and every day is busy.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Zhiyun's postgraduate entrance exam went smoothly. A week before the summer vacation, the results came out, and he was undoubtedly number one.
The weight that had been hanging over Shen Jingyan's heart finally lifted. She no longer had to worry about anything; she just needed to wait for her acceptance letter before the start of the semester.
Since their class started the new semester at the beginning of 1977, their final semester of senior year would also end at the beginning of the year.
In other words, from September to December, it will be Shen Jingyan's last semester at university.
As is customary, the school will arrange internships for students in the final semester.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the internship unit will become the future employer.
College graduates are a scarce resource in this era; they are the pride of heaven, and every company is vying for them. There is no worry about not having a job after graduation.
However, Shen Jingyan had long-term plans. She wanted to manage the farm well and use it as a base to expand her grain business.
After careful consideration, Chen Jingyan gave up the job assigned to him by the school.
Many of her classmates expressed their confusion.
"Jingya, your grades are so good, the school assigned you to the Audit Bureau! So many people want to get in but can't, why did you give it up?"
Duan Meishan asked.
Shen Jingyan smiled easily: "I prefer to work freely and don't like 9-to-5 jobs."
Because she gave up her job at the audit bureau, the spot was given to Zhao Yanyan, who came in second.
As soon as summer vacation began, the senior students started reporting to their internship units one after another, while Shen Jingyan moved into the farm.
Gu Zhiyun, being a clingy person, didn't want to be separated from his little wife for even a moment, so he moved his bedding and moved into the farm with her.
He was not lazy, and he was also diligent. He worked hard in the dormitory at night and could still go to work in the fields with great energy during the day.
That day, Anzi excitedly ran over and said to Shen Jingyan and Shen Yulan, who were feeding the chickens:
"Sis, guess who my homeroom teacher was in the third year of junior high?"
Anzi's words made Shen Jingyan momentarily dazed.
With the start of the new semester, Anzi will be in her third year of junior high school, while Mingxiu will be entering her first year of senior high school.
Before I knew it, it had been almost four years since I left the forest farm in Northeast China.
Shen Yulan laughed and said, "Who else could it be but Teacher He!"
Anzi said with a grin, "Big sister, if you have anything you want to say to Teacher He in the future, I will pass it on for you. If you are too embarrassed to say it, you can write a letter. I am the best at delivering letters. Back when Sister Jingya and her husband were secretly dating, I was the one who delivered the messages."
Shen Yulan blushed deeply after being spoken to, and she tapped Anzi's head, saying:
"What nonsense are you talking about! My relationship with Teacher He isn't what you think!"
"Big sister, don't be embarrassed. I've heard about it at school. All the students in Teacher He's class know that you are Teacher He's girlfriend!"
Shen Jingyan asked curiously, "When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"
Shen Yulan shoved Shen Jingyan: "It's one thing for a child to talk nonsense, but you're meddling in it too!"
After saying that, she covered her bright red face and ran away.
Shen Jingyan looked completely bewildered: "I really don't know!"
Anzi said matter-of-factly, "They got together during winter break!"
Shen Jingyan suddenly realized that He Haowen had brought his students to the farm for labor practice during the winter vacation.
Shen Yulan is really tight-lipped. They've been dating for half a year, and she hasn't noticed a single clue!
He Haowen and Shen Yulan are about the same age and will be colleagues in the future, making them a perfect match.
Shen Jingyan hoped that the two of them would go public with their relationship as soon as possible. If He Haowen became her brother-in-law, Gu Zhiyun would be spared from being suspicious.
Shen Yuqin slowly walked over and said enviously, "Big sister found a good partner, why can't I meet a good man?"
After nearly a year of recuperation, her injuries have basically healed. Apart from still having a slight limp when walking, it does not significantly affect her normal life.
Just then, Zhang Guizhi passed by the two of them and overheard Shen Yuqin's words.
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